Monday, February 1, 2016

went to the ix center for the progressive international motorcycle show this weekend.  couldn't afford the grand for a 10x10 space, so tim, wilson, wheeler, and i snuck in a bunch of skidmark postcards and just randomly left them around.  don't think it did any good.  but it was fun.

met dustin kott.  he actually spoke with me for a good 30 minutes.  really nice guy.  totally regular dude that just happens to be a killer builder.  asked him if he had been contacted to do the show.  i am getting the feeling that all the best builders are being contacted quite regularly about doing shows, cuz all their responses hint toward not being sure if my show was one that called.  "did you say discovery, or history, or esquire?" is what i have heard more than once.  hopefully, we get our show on first.

ridin'on put the garage on the cover.  nice little story inside, too.  molly took all the pics, and she was kinda pumped to see her name in print, again.  hope it drums up some biz.  i guess thunder roads is pissed that they didn't get the story.  in truth, i wasn't supposed to tell ridin'on anything, but coolfire took so long to get back to me about what i am and am not allowed to say, that i had no direction for the interview.  so i said the truth.  when esquire sees it, they're not gonna be happy.  but fuck it.  should've told me ahead of time what rules i had to follow.

not many members coming in to do work, these days.  running out of room, too.  mclovin is moving to israel and we gotta do something with his bikes.  saw red at the show - his jaw is no longer wired shut, rather it is rubber banded shut.  poor fucker.  haven't seen his ass in months.

got to talk to phil at poc for quite a while at the show.  he's always a wealth of information.  glad we got to hang for a while.  he has great insights and suggestions for how to proceed with this, that, and the other.  i hope he can do a build on the show.

the shop is a TOTAL mess - due mainly to dani and mouth doing fuck tons of work and not putting shit back.  it drives me nuts.  but i think it'll take care of itself here very quickly when the show gets to filming in a few weeks.

tim and dani have been actively looking for bikes for the show.  i like seeing tim with some responsibility in the show.  they'll be paying him, too.  got his ass a phone, finally.  i can see a sense of importance in his stride.  call me crazy, but i swear he stands taller.

haven't had a smoke since xmas eve.  i feel no different, sadly.  thought it'd make me feel so much better...  thankfully, even all the smoke happening around me at almost all times, i don't feel the want too strongly.